Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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